Groves '06 pioneers new animation techniques

Courtesy of Becky Groves When Buzz Lightyear flew onto the screen a decade ago, he seemed to herald the impending age of computer animation.

Harrison Ford hits a wall with new high-tech thriller

Courtesy of Dark Horizons It's never a good sign when filmmakers try to reappropriate computer terminology for the title of a thriller.

Hopkins Center offers many alternatives over weekend

As another one of the major party weekends rolls around, the excitement on campus is palpable. Dartmouth students have a habit of building up events to mythic proportions -- that's half the fun -- only to be satisfied, but not overwhelmed, when the weekend passes.

'Winter Carnival' movie attempts to capture College's spirit

Almost seven decades ago, alumni Budd Schulberg '36 and Maurice Rapf '35 attempted to incorporate the "Dartmouth Spirit" into a Hollywood motion picture titled "Winter Carnival." What they achieved was somewhere between classic and chaos. "It's not easy, you know, to cram the whole of this 'Dartmouth Spirit' into a Carnival story and really grasp it.

'Vagina Monologues' divides Catholic universities

Kerry Walsh knew there'd be talk when a group of students proposed putting on "The Vagina Monologues" at the University of Notre Dame. The Eve Ensler play, based on discussions with 200 girls and women about their feelings for their anatomy, includes sections about homosexuality, orgasms and rape. "I knew from the get-go there was going to be some point where the university or someone would put their foot down and say, 'We really need to talk about this,'" said Walsh, who was a senior English major when she directed the play. Four years later, that time has come. The Rev.

Actresses Knightley, Johansson pose nude on Vanity Fair cover

Courtesy of Dark Horizons With award season still under way, Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley are exchanging ballgowns for birthday suits. Under the artful eye of photographer Annie Leibovitz, the starlets posed nude for the cover of Vanity Fair magazine's yearly Hollywood issue, released yesterday. Fashion superstar Tom Ford also appears on the cover photo, though he stuck with a more traditional suit -- one of black fabric. Ford, the issue's guest art director, said he hadn't planned on becoming part of his own project, but he stepped in when "Wedding Crashers" star Rachel McAdams, 29, backed out. "She did want to do it, and then when she was on the set I think she felt uncomfortable, and I didn't want to make anybody feel uncomfortable" Ford said Tuesday on ABC's "Good Morning America." Other Hollywood stars weren't difficult to persuade, Ford said. "A lot of women actually, a couple of men, too, wanted to take their clothes off," he said.

Vermont Public Radio broadens its listening base

Vermont Public Radio is kind of my best friend. I had the brilliance to dedicate myself to animation as my film concentration, and VPR is all my ears can handle at four in the morning, after hundreds of drawings.

Bascom's swan song defies standard senior fellowship

Women's tennis aces Big East opponent for second win

Jennifer Wang / The Dartmouth Staff After being shut out 7-0 last week against the University of Connecticut, the Dartmouth women's tennis team showed Sunday that it can take down a Big East competitor.

Barbary Coast brings Afro-Latin beat to Winter Carnival

By now, most students around campus have probably seen the eye-catching red and orange posters announcing the Barbary Coast Jazz Ensemble's upcoming winter performance.

Feminist writer Betty Friedan dies

Betty Friedan, whose manifesto "The Feminine Mystique" became a best seller in the 1960s and laid the groundwork for the modern feminist movement, died Saturday, her birthday.

English department, Orlando Consort get medieval

Nostalgic contrasts between a poetic, damsel-in-distress-riddled past and our own cold, technology-driven world have (rightfully) become cliche, but if your only knowledge of the Middle Ages stems from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," take note: this week, troubadours grace the provenance of BlitzMail and Keystone. A poetry reading promises to set the scene.

Warabi-Za to perform at Hop

This Tuesday night the Hopkins Center will be hosting Warabi-Za, a group of Japanese folk performers, to add international flavor to the otherwise Dartmouth-centered week of Winter Carnival.

Fresh off new album, Calla brings indie rock to Fuel

Courtesy of Calla Music February is starting with a bang this year thanks to Friday Night Rock.

The D's Oscar pundits weigh in on 2005 nominations

Meredith Fraser '08: So I woke up earlier this morning than I have in a long time ... to watch the Oscar nominations be announced.

Glee Club sets sail with 'HMS Pinafore' this weekend

On the weekend of Feb. 3, a familiar sound will vibrate the walls of the Spaulding Auditorium at the Hopkins Center as the Dartmouth College Glee Club takes the stage with their major winter performance.

Allen treads new territory with chilling 'Match Point'

Courtesy of Dark Horizons "The man who said I'd rather be lucky than good saw deeply into life." This is the first line of dialogue in Woody Allen's "Match Point," but it echoes throughout the film all the way until the credits roll.

Langford explores connection between artist, viewer

Sarah Shaw / The Dartmouth Staff If you've walked in the front entrance of the Hop this term, you've probably noticed Kiku Langford's most recent project in the rotunda.

Hood prepares for the future with winter exhibition

Dartmouth students should be anticipating a wonderful winter term in the world of art. The Hood Museum of Art has been adamantly strategizing, preparing and reorganizing their objectives, with the aim of creating visually exciting exhibitions that will inspire student interest. "We want Dartmouth students to know that this is their museum, and they're welcome," said Hood Public Relations Coordinator Sharon Reed.

Cat Power, Lewis find mixed success with new albums

When critics bandy about the precious hyphenate 'singer-songwriter,' they often use words such as 'confessional' and 'sensitive' to evoke the tone of the style, a populist amalgam of rock, country and folk idioms that emerged in the late '60s and early '70s to describe the music of artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake and Townes Van Zandt.